Rock Band Stage Kit with lights, smoke leaked by GameStop

Amy

As if playing Rock Band wasn't one of the greatest group gaming experiences to come along in years, it appears that a new accessory is set to amp up the fun even more by bringing an "interactive light and smoke stage show" to your already thrashing performances. Apparently you can already pre-order this so-called Rock Band Stage Kit from GameStop for 100 bucks, although they've since pulled the box image from the product page, so you'll have to rely on the screencap above to see what you're paying all that money for. Ships on June 23rd, according to the retailer's site, giving us plenty of time to install a proper stage and stadium seating in our game room.


Rock Band Stage Kit with lights, smoke leaked by GameStop - Engadget


Sounds awesome dont it.

Thunder

I might get it, although $100 is a bit extreme just for showing off.

DrunkSnake

Yeah having a room full of smoke right by your PS3 ($500 USD) or X-Box 360 ($450 USD) GREAT IDEA EA.

Fucking dolts. Read the PS3 and 360 manuals where they recommend against smoking in the same room with those. Lemme see when does the peripheral used to light your console on fire come out? FUCKING ROCKET SCIENTIST'S WORKING FOR EA.

Are the third party instruments out yet?

Kevork

Smoke machines don't actually smoke. It's a glycerin based fluid or mineral oil making a pretty dry fog. I'm sure it won't break anything.

CamBo

or...
you could spend the 100 bucks on getting a life.

DrunkSnake

Yeah that. Thats five weeks of beer money.

You guys can knock yourself out with it but I am gonna be a little more careful with my 500 dollar console.

I know lots of pot heads, and smokers, but ironically I don't know any with a working video game console. I think there might be some link there.

Thunder

Yeah, they spend all their money on pot or cigs.

But Venom, the PS2 is only $130 now! I want to throw that away too!

DrunkSnake

Wait I didn't get that. You mean your buying it for the PS2?

I have had it with Rock Band

Guitar Hero FTW

CamBo

yeah, I bet you know a lot about urban culture.

Kevork

I guess I'm a fluke then?

And both of those things consume all my income. lol!

DrunkSnake

That or you are smart enough to go outside to smoke.

Amy

So is anyone getting this smoke and lights think or did we decide its bad? We went from it messing up the consoles to pot and cigs lol.

Thunder

I'm not getting it. $100 doesn't justify the package.

And no Venom, I'm not getting it for PS2.

I already got it for PS2.

DrunkSnake

I am going with its bad. All that smoke/chemicals working its way through your console innards can't be good.

@Thunder, good choice Rock Band HD = overrated fail.

Amy

Yeah it look good and all, but Iam gonna have to side with ya on this Venom.

AlphaZero

And here I thought the fake instrument games couldn't get sadder...

Learn a real instrument. It's more of a challenge and you can actually make money at it.

beef flaps

QFT

You'd have to smoke A LOT of weed to remotely have it affect a game console. Even then, I doubt it.

DrunkSnake

Bite me some of the songs are worse on there than playing them on real instruments.

I bet your a blast to hang out with. Its just a fun way of socializing games, since eveyone can pick up and enjoy these games.

@Beef, eat a dick, chain smoking cuts a consoles life in half.

AlphaZero

You know why it's harder to learn how to play those songs on Guitar Hero than in real life? Because you can't do half as much with that lump of plastic as you can with a Strat.

I know it's just supposed to be fun, but holy shit I see people going nuts over these things. I suppose it's the best that the untalented people can do though... push a bunch of buttons in sequence instead of learning how to actually play the song.

DrunkSnake

Dude get over yourself. Yes people take Guitar Hero too seriously but for normal people that know its not Guitar simulation, it is fun. Besides I didn't learn an instrument when I was little and the older I get the less I could give a fuck about doing just that.

Rock Band on the other hand is a piece of shit. From the flimsy terd instruments to the horribly easy skill settings. If you have four people over drinking its a blast aside from that fuck it.